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' W. H. BROWN.

LATHING AND P URRING.

No. 271,309. Patented Jan.,30,1883.

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PATENT WILLIAM H. BROl/VN, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR rIO HAUGH, KETOHAM OO., OF SAME PLACE.

LATHING AND FURRING.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 271,309, dated January 30, 1883. Application filed June 23, 1882. (No model.)

1`o all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BROWN, oi the city ot Indianapolis, county of Marion, and Stateofindiana,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Lathing and Furring, of which the following is a specification.

My. said invention consists in attaching T shaped furring to the ordinary Ishaped flooring-beams of buildings by means of clips which engage with the iianges ot' said furring by means of a strap which passes under said clip and rests upon the lower ange of the I-beam, and a wedge, screw, or some other fastening device, by which the whole may be tightened up and made secure. v

It further consists in attaching the lathing to the furiing by cutting a transverse slot through the corrugations thereof, slipping said slot onto the lower edge of the furl-ing, and inserting nails through holes in said furring beneath the upper corrugations.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof, and on which similar lettersy of reference indicate similar parts, Figure l is a section through a portion of a iire-proof lioor, the under side whereof is covered by a system ot' lathing embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a similar section, on an enlarged scale, of that portion near the base ot' one ofthe :[beams only; and Fig. 3, a'seclion taken transversely ot' the last.

In said drawings, the portions marked A representthe I-beams or floor-beams of a building; B, the Tshaped furring; O, the clips; D, the straps, E, the wedges; F,thelathing; G, the pins or nails for securing the same to the furring, and H the plastering.

The I-beams A are the ordinary iron floorbeams used in lire-proof buildings, and are shown in Fig. l as having the masonry arch between them which is commonly employed in oors of this character.

The furring B is composed of light T-shaped iron beams, which are provided with numerous small holes in theirlower edges, through which to insert the nails or pins Gr. They are placed transversely of the beams A, and are secured thereto by my improved fastening devices.

'Ihe clips C are straps of iron bentn around in the form best shown in Fig. 3, so that the points thereof shall engage under the flanges ofthe beams B, and the loop portion shall eX- tend above the feet ofthe beams A.

The straps Dare straight or slightly-bent pieces ot iron, which are inserted through the clips O, and one end of each ot' which rests upon the feet or lower flanges ofthe beams A.

The wedges E are adapted to be driven under the outer ends of the straps D, between them and the top surfaces of the beams B,and 6o thus draw said straps,the clips, and said beams tightly up to the positions desired andV hold them there securely. Instead of the wedge E,

a screw, E', might be employed for.. this purpose; or the end of the strap might be turned over and act as the wedge; but I prefer the wedgeas beingmoresimple, less expensive,and more easily handled than the other devices.

The lathing F is simply the ordinary corrugated pert'orated sheetiron lathing in common 7o use, except that a slot,f, (see Fig. 3,) is cut across the corrugations, about halt through from the top to the bottom of the same, into which the lower flange ofthe furring-beam B may enter.

' The-pins G may be any small pins, nails, or wire which will enter the holes in the lower edgeot'the beamBandholdthelathingthereto.

It will be readily seen that my improved fastening can be applied to any portion of the structure desired, as it will (when loose) freely slip in one direction on the beams A and in the lother on the beams B, and be rigidly securedin any position at will. Themethod ot' securing the lathing is also simple, inexpensive, and easily practiced.

In so far as the furl-ing and the method ot' fastening thelathing thereto are concerned, my invention is applicable to walls as well as ceilings. The furring can be secured to the walls in any suitable manner, and the lathing can be secured to the furring in the saine way as that which has'been described.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with the lioorzbeains of a building and i'nrring consisting of light T- beams, ot' alfastening for securingthem together, consisting of a clip, a stra-p, and a wedge or its equivalent, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the furring B, of

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the lathing F and the piu G, said lathingbel In witness whereof I have hereunto sel; my ing slotted across its corrugations to admit; the hand and seal, at; Indianapolis, Indiana, this lower edge ofthe furring, and said furring be- 20th day of June, A. D. 1882. ing provided with holes to admit said pins, 5 substantially as set forth. Y WILLIAM H. BROWN. [L s] 3. The combination of the floor-beams A, ful'- I ring B, clips C, straps D, Wedges or equiva- In presence oflent; parts E, lathing F, and pins G, substan- C. BRADFORD,

tially as described, and for the purposes speoi- E. W. BRADFORD. 

